Everything about John Frank totally explained
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Tight End
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Ohio State
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John E. Frank (born
April 17,
1962, in
Pittsburgh) was an
American football player who played
tight end in the
NFL from 1984 to 1988 and earned two
Super Bowl rings.
High school & college
He attended
Mt. Lebanon High School in
Pittsburgh, the same high school
Mark Cuban attended.
As an undergraduate, he played
college football at the
Ohio State University, where he set a school record for receptions by a tight end (121). All-Big Ten as a junior and senior, Frank ranks 4th on the all-time Ohio State receiving list with 121 catches for 1,481 yards and 9 touchdowns. The receptions and yardage totals are the most in school history by a tight end. He was a 3-year starter, catching a personal high 45 passes in 1981 and again in 1983, still a record total for tight ends. He was voted the team MVP as a senior. In the classroom, Frank was a 2-time Academic All-American and was a
Rhodes Scholar nominee as a senior.
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NFL career
His five-year pro career was spent with the
San Francisco 49ers, which he helped lead to victory in
Super Bowl XIX and
Super Bowl XXIII.
Frank finished his career in 1988 with a total of 65 receptions for 662 yards and 10 touchdowns.
After the NFL
After retiring from football, Frank earned his
M.D. from Ohio State in
1992. He is a board-certified
Otolaryngologist and dedicated facial plastic surgeon and hair loss expert in
New York.
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In 2002, he co-founded the
Israeli Bobsled Team.
(External Link) He continues to participate on the team as the brakeman.
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Hall of Fame
In
1998 Frank was inducted into the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame.
Frank, who is Jewish, was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in
2006.
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